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php-win-ext/rar
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PHP extension for reading RAR archives using bundled unRAR library

v4.3.0beta4(3mo ago)22.4k↓43.8%1[2 issues](https://github.com/php-win-ext/php-rar/issues)PHP-3.01C++PHP >= 8.0.0CI failing

Since Jul 22Pushed 3mo agoCompare

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PHP extension for reading RAR archives using the bundled UnRAR library.

This extension uses a modified version of the UnRAR library. The UnRAR library is an official open-source library by RARLabs, an auto generated subset of the RAR codebase. It is available from [http://www.rarlab.com/rar\_add.htm](http://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htm)Please note that it has a more restrictive license than the PHP bindings, barring using it to re-create the RAR compression algorithm. See unrar/LICENSE.txt for details.

Some modifications have been applied to the UnRAR library, mainly to allow streaming extraction of files without using threads.

VersionStatusmasterunmaintened ❌v4.xmaintened ✅Maintained PHP Versions compatibility:

PHP VersionStatus5.xno ❌7.xno ❌8.0yes ✅8.1yes ✅8.2yes ✅8.3yes ✅8.4yes ✅8.5yes ✅Installation system support:

PlatformStatusPECLno ❌PIEyes ✅To install the extension, use [PIE](https://github.com/php/pie) (PHP Installer Extension) with a command like:

```
pie install php-win-ext/rar
```

PIE automatically adds the extension to your `php.ini`.

###  Health Score

43

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FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance62

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 87.7% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~453 days

Recently: every ~0 days

Total

8

Last Release

94d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![cataphract](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/496394?v=4)](https://github.com/cataphract "cataphract (271 commits)")[![macintoshplus](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/814683?v=4)](https://github.com/macintoshplus "macintoshplus (24 commits)")[![tony2001](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/42386?v=4)](https://github.com/tony2001 "tony2001 (6 commits)")[![remicollet](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/270445?v=4)](https://github.com/remicollet "remicollet (4 commits)")[![weltling](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22016?v=4)](https://github.com/weltling "weltling (3 commits)")[![Alexander1000](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6797418?v=4)](https://github.com/Alexander1000 "Alexander1000 (1 commits)")

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Tags

phpphp-extensionphp8rarunrar

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